Hunter in the Twilight

Surrounded by eerie silence in the twilight amid the snow, I watched in awe as the Short-eared Owl swooped and caught it's prey in the distance. You can just make out the vole hanging from it's talons. Magical to see. 

There were certainly four flying tonight but far too far away in the dusk for camera work. Cold toes maybe as my boots crunched on the icy snow but lovely pocket warmers did the business! 

The car did some pretty impressive sideways skids on the packed ice on the lanes getting home. All good fun.